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Originally Posted by ricardodw
5 M / year for 2 years is a bridge contract. That is why we (the fans) have lost seasons to a lockout. So that an 18 or 21 year old is not the highest paid player on the team and mess with the NHL's business model. (Remember Daigle being the highest paid player with great jr talent but mediocre NHL talent)
There would be no 5M offer sheet that Tkachuk would sign or a team would offer. But if the Flames said here it is take it or leave it. You can go play in the KHL and next year we will offer you 4M x 2. Not a lot Tkachuk can do.
Pretty sure the Leafs wish they would have done that with Nylander last season. Leafs would have his right for 5 more years unless they decided to trade him.
The 11M is what the offer sheet would need to be a Team wanted to actual get Tkachuk on their team. anything less and the Flames would match.
at 11M the Flames might not match and take the 4 first round picks.
Aho's 5- year offer sheet gets him to UFA status and after that he can pick where he wants to play. There was no chance that Carolina would not match as all they would have gotten in compensation was a 1st , 2nd and 3rd round pick... Less than the Islanders got for Hamonic. Less than the Jets got for Trouba. If Carolina is upset with the overpayment of Aho they can trade him next year for more than the compensation they would have gotten from Montreal.
Go back through this forum and countless times there have been explanations as to why UFAs get paid so much more than RFAs.
If Tkachuk is a ppg player over the next 2 year he gets 10/11 x8 in 2 years. If he falls back to 50 pt player he get a 6x6 in 2 years.
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Well...other than tell them he will never play for them again and demands a trade...then sure.